Technology firms from around the region have collaborated on a new video to showcase the growing vibrancy of the industry in Charleston to investors and prospective employees.

The 4-minute production, subtitled "Our Time is Now," was coordinated by the Charleston Digital Corridor and features the slick workplaces of about a dozen area companies. Executives at those firms said they hoped the video, which they helped pay for, will strengthen their employee recruitment efforts and offer outsiders a quick inside view of the local industry.

Ernest Andrade, executive director of the Charleston Digital Corridor, said the idea behind the short film, which has been in the works for about a year and was created by Dockview Productions, was to promote the area's burgeoning tech scene, which he estimates has grown to about 450 companies.

The video features sped-up scenes from inside the workplaces of some of Charleston's key tech employers and appealing local visuals, such as Shem Creek. Andrade said those involved went back and forth for months, choosing the right language for each company's mission and tooling with the visuals.

Levi Morehouse, CEO of Ceterus, one of the featured firms, said "they absolutely nailed it."

"Charleston is relevant," he said. "You can have amazing office space, amazing co-workers."

Morehouse said Charleston's expanding tech industry goes unacknowledged and that the video may be a powerful recruiting tool for Ceterus, which provides accounting software for small businesses and has raised $20 million from investors. The firm has hired about 150 workers in the last two years, Morehouse said.

He said the video shows both Charleston's charm and the ecosystem of companies that have set up shop in the region, from Boeing Co. to BoomTown.